Disney Strikes Distribution Deal With Cox Communications

The Walt Disney Company has reached a multi-year, comprehensive distribution agreement with Cox Communications that will bring WatchESPN and other Disney services to Cox customers, the companies said Thursday.

The deal also includes bringing Disney's WATCH Disney Channel, WATCH Disney XD and WATCH Disney Junior services to to Cox customers starting next week. WATCH ABC and WATCH ABC Family, which have yet to launch, will also be made available to Cox customers.
In all, approximately 70 Disney services are included under the agreement, which will make Disney content available to Cox customers via TV, computers, smartphones, tablets and other platforms.

The new agreement will also bring ESPNEWS and ESPN Classic to Cox's Cox TV Connect app, which allows customers to watch TV on their iPads and other i-gadgets,

The companies also announced that ESPNEWS and ESPN Classic will be added to Cox TV
Connect, Cox's proprietary app that allows customers to watch live TV on the iPad, iPhone and iPod
touch from anywhere in their homes. Cox is increasing the number of channels on Cox TV Connect
to 90, starting Monday, December 17, 2012.

Read the full press release below.

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THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY AND COX COMMUNICATIONS
ANNOUNCE COMPREHENSIVE DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
New Multi-Year Deal Provides Sports, News and Entertainment to
Cox Customers in and out of the Home
WatchESPN, WATCH Disney Channel, WATCH Disney XD and WATCH Disney Junior
To Launch This Month to Cox Customers
ATLANTA, GA and NEW YORK, NY –– DECEMBER 13, 2012 –– Cox Communications and
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) today announced a comprehensive long-term distribution
agreement to deliver Disney's robust lineup of top quality sports, news and entertainment content
to Cox TV customers across televisions, computers, smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles and
internet-enabled televisions. The new early renewal agreement enhances the multichannel business
model and supports the companies' common goal to deliver the best video content to customers
across multiple platforms.
As part of the new multi-year agreement, WatchESPN (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU,
ESPN Goal Line and ESPN Buzzer Beater) launches today as the first of TWDC's existing
authenticated products being made available to Cox customers. Additional authenticated products
including WATCH Disney Channel, WATCH Disney XD and WATCH Disney Junior will launch
next week. The to-be-launched WATCH ABC and WATCH ABC Family services will also be made
available to Cox customers. These products will give Cox customers more opportunities to access
live and video on demand content, both in-home and out-of-home, on their computers, smartphones,
tablets and gaming consoles.
In total, approximately 70 services are covered by the broad scope of this agreement,
including ABC, ABC Family, ABC News/Univision Joint Venture, Disney Channel, Disney Junior,
Disney XD, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN Deportes, ESPNEWS, ESPN Classic, ESPN Goal Line,
ESPN Buzzer Beater, ESPN 3D, ESPN GamePlan, ESPN Full Court, ESPN3, Longhorn Network
and retransmission consent for KABC-TV, as well as more than 10 high-definition networks.
The companies also announced that ESPNEWS and ESPN Classic will be added to Cox TV
Connect, Cox's proprietary app that allows customers to watch live TV on the iPad, iPhone and iPod
touch from anywhere in their homes. Cox is increasing the number of channels on Cox TV Connect
to 90, starting Monday, December 17, 2012.
"This comprehensive agreement with The Walt Disney Company enhances the value of our
customers' experience with our products and services," said Mark Greatrex, Cox Communications
senior vice president, chief marketing and sales officer. "Coupled with our investment in our
broadband network and the development of innovative services like Cox TV Connect and TV Online,
we're enabling our customers to access their favorite news, sports and entertainment video content
whenever and wherever they want it."